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We are playing this Sunday, November 5th at 3pm at Dripping Springs. We’ll plan on getting started right at 3pm (remember – it gets dark early now), so make sure your gear is ready to go at that time. We’ll play around in the fields and then do some campaign-style games, so make sure to bring a backpack/rucksack/duffle and portable… Continue reading "Paintball this weekend at Dripping Springs, Sunday November 5th"

Last time we played, we did the whole session “campaign style,” that is carrying all of your gear with you throughout the day, and going from one side of the ranch to the other, stowing gear and playing wherever it looks like a good spot for a shootout. Here is the rundown of the games: – Open field (2) –… Continue reading "Some thoughts on “campaign style” games . . ."

We are playing this Saturday, October 21st at 10am at Miller Ranch (close to 281 and 46, west of New Braunfels, TX). We’ll plan on getting started right at 10am, so make sure your gear is ready to go at that time. We’ll play around in the fields and then do some campaign-style games, so make sure to bring a… Continue reading "Paintball this weekend at Miller Ranch – SATURDAY AM"

Wired Magazine (Sep. 2006) recently published an article about new science projects that bump the line between scary and cool. This harkens back to the old TSR “Top Secret, S.I.” supplement – The G4 File – which covered weapons available in the gaming system, as well as a really cool section called “On The Drawing Board.” This section talked to… Continue reading "On The Drawing Board: Scary Science"

Last weekend I went to a bachelor party for my friend Trey. Part of the time included a few trips down the ole Comal River (in Texas it doesn’t get cold until December) and along with the requisite cocktails and other water-borne shenanigans, there was plenty of time to discuss politics. I was having a good discussion with Trey about… Continue reading "Legalism vs. Moralism"

We are playing this Sunday, October 8th at 4pm in Dripping Springs. We’ll plan on getting started right at 4pm, so make sure your gear is ready to go at that time. This will be a normal session, so we’ll do speedball and some woods games. I’d like to try to get a “pump-only” game during the day, so bring… Continue reading "Paintball this weekend in Dripping Springs – Sunday, October 8th"

Remember when you were a kid and you took everything apart? My mom loves to tell the story about when I got the Fisher-Price Barn (you know – the one that “moos” when you open it?) and as soon as I opened the door I was no longer interested in playing with the barn, but rather how it made that… Continue reading "Hack It All"

You can take the man out of the fight, but you can’t take the fight out of the man. Pals.

Perfectly sane and rational behavior. “Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.” – Emperor Manual II Paleologos of Byzantine